Chapter 581 The Dead, Black Stone, and Cobb's Thoughts

"Directly in front of the target! Energy curve increasing! Five standard times!"

In the hall of the Eye of True Vision, the main navigator sitting in the center of the huge mechanical life support array spoke under the gaze of the surrounding servitors and Grey Knights.

He slowly stretched out his pale and withered hand and pulled down the crown on his forehead with his fingertips without moisture;

When the communication between the third eye permeated with dirty blood and the subspace was forcibly interrupted by physical means, this great psychic who had not much time left finally relaxed and slumped on the backrest of the seat.

"Leave it to you... Respected monk." He said so in the life support cabin.

And at the same time as this sigh, the control system of the battleship also shifted, and began to shift from the subspace engine to the plasma engine.

In the main command hall hundreds of meters away, the chief engineer expressed his respect to this reliable colleague with the most sincere blessing of the Mechanic Order:

"May the Mechanic God be with you."

Then he ordered his subordinates who had been waiting in the engine room for a long time:

"In accordance with the sacred power agreement, you are authorized to perform the sacred machine soul restart ceremony.

Authorization permission-Chief Engineer Trinary Singh."

"Praise the God of All Machines!"

A group of mechanical priests and technicians shouted in the engine room, and then rang the sacred bell equipped on each warship.

Dong!

Ring the bell once to inject lubricating holy oil! Push the lever to start the piston and pump!

Amid the cheers of the Mechanic God believers, the voices of the hymn choir also resounded on the bridge.

On the huge porthole in front, the heavy armor was slowly pulled up.

The turbulent subspace is showing the final ugliness to the humans on the warship with surging energy clouds.

Dong!

Ring the bell twice to start the gear of the transmission source power! Press the button, start the engine, ignite the turbine, and inject life!

The dark void was split by the sharp bow, and the transparent space was lifted up by the fine gold and steel like the waves.

The curtain of the void subspace and reality was stirred, and then shattered by a more specific force!

Dong!

Ring the bell three times, praise the God of All Machines!

In the roar of the plasma engine, the hot tail flame sprayed from the rear of the warship;

And correspondingly, the last power of the subspace engine before it went out to tear open an elliptical portal in the curtain of the real universe.

So in the eyes of the imperial soldiers, the capital galaxy at the core of the Gothic star zone, Goth, finally appeared in front of them after a long absence.

"Prepare for battle!"

The captain of the Imperial Navy ordered the members on the command deck, and the direction of the auspicious instrument array had received the latest information.

Sha... Sha... Sha...

The shaking and distorted images on the holographic projector, together with the noise of the enemy's interference after the entire ship was connected to the auspicious array, made everyone on the warship frown;

As the power of the plasma engine increased rapidly, the auspicious array, which continued to gain energy amplification, was also taking back the ability to perceive from the enemy.

"Situational awareness completed!!!"

The sound from the direction of the auspicious array attracted the attention of the captain and Calvin at the same time.

In the center of the main command hall on the lower level of the throne, the holographic projection that had been shaking and flickering finally returned to normal working.

Flaris, located at the edge of the defense zone of the galaxy where Goth is located in the first payment of the Gothic star sector, is the closest to the Gothic mainland among the six Black Stone Fortresses.

It is not only one of the home ports of the Imperial Navy, but also the most powerful protective barrier in the entire star sector.

And now, a large alien fleet is using their strange crescent-shaped warships to attack Goth's galaxy defense.

The Empire's fleet, though huge in number, was powerless against the warships of this alien civilization.

The Blackstone Fortress, this huge black star, threatened the alien fleets with its huge array of weapons, preventing them from posing a direct threat to the capital of the star zone;

It was also this fortress that, while using its strange building materials to resist the green energy shooting of the alien warships, also contained the range of these warships' activities with its dense physical ammunition.

But this obviously couldn't last long.

Because as the warships of the Imperial Navy were constantly destroyed, the warships of the alien civilization had already aimed their firepower at the Blackstone Fortress itself.

Although its material was enough to resist the direct shooting of the warships, this solid nature did not include the subsequent artificial weapon platforms.

Calvin could even see that under those large warships, some small crescents were being released in a concentrated manner.

And these tiny but dense crescents began to move towards the main body of the Blackstone Fortress the moment they gained independence.

"They want to take it away!"

This is Calvin's instinctive intuition, but his memory of that time and space journey tells him that once these things return to their original owners, the entire Gothic Galaxy will no longer be able to resist the invasion of these aliens!

So, is this the culprit that caused the Gothic Star Region to fall into silence?

It turns out that the Empire's first enemy under this starry sky was not the Chaos Forces led by Abaddon and Mortarion, but these alien civilizations that Calvin had dealt with in the Storm Star Region?

What is their purpose?

Calvin seemed to have thought of something, and subconsciously turned his eyes to the huge fortress built of obsidian.

Judging from what he saw and heard during that time journey, the power of that fortress in human hands may not be as powerful as one ten thousandth of these alien civilizations!

so! Are they here for this too?

Or are they just executing their own established strategies, and Blackstone Fortress just happened to appear on their path to accomplish their tactical goals?

Calvin is still thinking, because what this represents are two completely different situations!

"Signal switching successful! Locking Zhuyuan!

The target's subspace detection device works! Interference is occurring! "

"Suppress their signals! Lock in their engine signatures!"

Navy Captain Cobb gave orders to the auspicious array while casting glances at the strategy team on the other side;

The latter had already marked the dispersing Chaos fleet on the holographic projection sand table in front of him;

And for these hostile fleets that were in chaos due to being attacked from both sides, several combat plans were clearly set up for captains to refer to.

"Forward! At all costs! Stop those battleships from landing!"

Calvin's words interrupted Brigadier General Cobb's plan. He looked above his head in surprise. At this time, Calvin had already stood up and exerted pressure on him with a silent gesture.

"I...I have a better plan..."

Cobb murmured to himself, but the authority of the original body was unquestionable, and he could already feel the increasingly unkind eyes of his colleagues around him.

In Calvin's mind, while his evaluation of Cobb also dropped again, he remembered Vasilev's words to him before departure.

"Maybe you are not satisfied with the fight between us, but I swear, at least this time, our deprivation of Vice Admiral Cobb and his fleet command is absolutely out of loyalty and responsibility to the empire."

"Oh? How can you see it?" Calvin asked.

"Lieutenant General Cobb...comes from a naval family." Vasilev said slowly while pondering.

"However, I don't know if you are curious, why with his background and age, he still succumbs to a convoy fleet responsible for patrolling the waterway?"

"Why?" Calvin's curiosity was also aroused by Vasilev, but he was also wary of the other party, and deliberately judged how much of what the other party was about to say was truly "public."

"Because of his commanding style..." Vasilev took a long breath, and then said helplessly:

"There is no doubt about this general's talent, but his and his family's desire to preserve themselves is stronger than their talent!"

"Please note that this is a serious accusation." Calvin frowned, because this was already a euphemistic accusation against Cobb and even the Georgil family behind him.

And his heart sank slightly, because if this kind of unkind accusation did not have corresponding facts, it would be impossible for it to appear in the mouth of a high-ranking general like Vasilev.

"Well, that's true, although I shouldn't criticize my colleagues.

So I will give you a specific list, and you can follow the battle records on these lists to find the corresponding facts on your own. "

Vasilev left, but left Calvin with a problem.

From his own point of view, he was unwilling to re-affiliate the fleets that followed him to the order of the Imperial Navy;

But if even half of what Vasilev said is true, then Cobb is really not suitable to serve as the chief officer of any fleet in the coming battle.

"Do you need me to repeat it again?" Calvin's voice sounded on the bridge.

At this moment, Cobu was already sweating profusely and did not dare to hesitate any longer.

He believed that after being in the fleet and witnessing a complete set of imperial fleet-level naval battle command procedures, the original body had the ability to leave him alone and command the fleet independently;

And the crew members under his command would certainly not refuse to tie him up, and then cheer for an Emperor's Son to take command in person!

"Yes! Sir! As you wish!"

The captain answered quickly, and then explained to Calvin and the Gray Knights behind him:

"My plan is to sneak towards the Blackstone Fortress with the help of the asteroid belt that is captured by the gravity of the galaxy and is about to arrive..."

"No! There's no time!" Calvin's lips curved in a dangerous arc, and while interrupting Cobb's struggle for the second time, he gave him a direct order:

“And my order is to launch an attack in the direction of Blackstone Fortress at all costs!

And create an environment for the upcoming landing operation of my direct troops! "

"...Yes! As you wish!"

Cobb's body stiffened for a moment, and then suddenly became rickets.

He gestured to the surrounding command team members to convey the Primarch's orders to the entire fleet.

In the center of the galaxy in the distance, the auspicious device of the empire's fleet apparently also received the signal of this new fleet;

And the unfamiliar fleets marked as the Imperial Navy and the Tribunal on these automatic identification codes gave these exhausted Imperial soldiers who were unable to save the war situation once again see the hope of completing their mission!

"Cooperate with them! Cooperate with them at all costs!"

The admiral of the fleet quickly gave the order, because his military literacy allowed him to instantly know the fleet's intentions;

The fleet that is sailing towards the fortress with all its strength is obviously planning to use all its strength to destroy the opponent's attempt to occupy the Blackstone Fortress!

"You can attack now!"

Calvin said to Cobb who was waiting under the throne, and turned his head to face Gorgon behind him.

The latter nodded slightly, then raised his hand to signal the surrounding Gray Knights to convey the original order's orders to the lower levels.

Calvin "looked" at the Gray Knights who had already been prepared in the will of the Legion. The moment the order arrived, they stood up uniformly from their respective cabins.

He paused for a moment, and after mentally estimating the time it would take for these Gray Knights to arrive on the deck, he said to the surprised Lieutenant General Cobb:

"Inform your people to open the deck permissions for landing craft and landing torpedoes. Within two quarters of an hour at the latest, we can cooperate with your bombers to start the attack!"

"Your will!" The captain was stunned for a moment. This is...even the attack plan has been arranged for him?

The bombers set off first, using small but flexible units to intensively launch the first wave of torpedo attacks on the enemy ships!

Then there's the battleship's main gun attack!

Then, while the fleet withstands the enemy's counterattack, it begins the formal landing battle after arriving at the scheduled delivery location!

But when did these Gray Knights receive the order?

He didn't even see basic mobilization procedures on these Astartes!

However, this question no longer requires the original body to answer it personally, because in just a few seconds when Cobb fell into a sluggish state, the screen on the exclusive seat in front of him already showed gray people marching from various positions to the attack deck. knight!

They are marching! They are intimidating!

They were using their outrageously efficient actions to show him the expertise of these Emperor Angels!

"The Emperor's blessing!"

A naval patrol with close-defense weapons stepped aside to the side of the battleship's corridor when they saw these angels from a distance;

And this group of giants wearing silver armor also walked in front of these mortals in silence with neat and heavy steps.

Kuang...kuang...kuang...kuang...

The clash of steel boots against the deck resounded simultaneously in all the passages leading to the attack deck;

And all this, from Cobb's overall perspective, shows the iron will of this group of Astartes, from receiving the order to rushing to the battlefield, without even needing a buffer time.

"You... stay!" Calvin looked at Sulla's position and deliberately ordered him in a voice that mortals could hear.

The latter was momentarily slow when receiving the order;

But after he looked at Calvin and received reaffirmation from the other party, Sura did not refute. Instead, together with the team members behind him, he slammed the tail blade of the halberd on the ground to show compliance with the order.

There was only the first half of what the original body said, but both Sulla and the devolved Cobu clearly knew the second half of what he didn't say:

"Watch him (Cobb) for me!"

renew! Two in one, you can do it. By the way, Happy New Year everyone!